Accounting Specialist
K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers across more than 40 offices worldwide. The firm represents leading multinational corporations, growth and middle-market companies, capital markets participants and entrepreneurs in every major industry group as well as public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations and individuals.
Our Hong Kong office is now seeking an Accounting Specialist to join our Asia Finance Department. This role handles full spectrum of accounting functions for the Asia offices.
Essential Duties:
- In charge of the office’s month-end and year-end closing including general ledger accounts reconciliation, support documentation checking
- Support financial analysis and reporting to management including partner financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting
- Handle daily operations including payments, receipts, trust account and billings, and prepare journal entries and posting into accounting system
- Maintain fixed asset register including record asset additions and disposals and monthly depreciation calculations
- Prepare work papers for annual audit, corporate tax and VAT/ GST filings and assist with audit/ tax authorities’ queries
- Prepare responses to all surveys
- Support process improvement actions and implement best practices and automation to achieve operational efficiency and effective risk management
- Ensure the office’s financial operations are carried out in compliance with Firm’s policies, work procedures, and statutory requirements
- Assist with ad-hoc tasks and special projects as required
Your Profile:
- Bachelor’s degree holder in Accounting, Finance or Business
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant accounting experience with at least 2 years in an international law firm or professional firm environment
- Experienced in financial reporting, internal controls, analysis and accounting knowledge for law firms including Hong Kong law society rules and regulations
- Experienced in computerized accounting system (knowledge in Elite 3E is an advantage)
- Good verbal and written communication in English and Chinese
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Detail-oriented, organized and able to work with voluminous data/transactions
- Manage multiple assignments and can prioritize tasks effectively
- Ability to work on daily operations independently; and ad-hoc assignments with supervision
- Responsive with ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all key stakeholders and contacts
- Ability to make logical assumptions, identify trends and analyze variance
- Commitment to continuous learning and demonstrate a desire to advance and seek opportunities to stretch capabilities
- Ability to maintain confidentiality around firm and client matters
About The Firm
K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers across more than 40 offices worldwide. We have experienced dramatic growth in the past decade and now rank among the largest U.S. based law firms in the world. We take pride in constantly striving for innovation, imagination and an entrepreneurial spirit. We come up with big ideas and then roll up our sleeves to get the job done, guiding our clients through their most complex issues in a variety of industry sectors and across multiple regions of the world.
For more information or to view other job opportunities, please go to our careers page.
Equal Employment Opportunity
K&L Gates is an equal opportunity employer and promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of those with a disability. We welcome applications from people who have an indigenous and/or culturally and linguistically diverse background.
If you are keen to take up the challenge and be part of the team, please submit your application with your CV to candy.ho@klgates.com.
